Year of the Lion
We’re a global organization of active men and women, and it shows in our calendar. Each year, we seek to make a greater global impact than the year before. One way we do this is by participating in critical, long-standing events, and by adding new ones throughout the years.
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July 2022
July 15
- Last day to enter Lion and Leo service activities for the 2021-2022 year
August 2022
August 8
- Long Range Planning Committee Meeting
August 9
- Executive Committee Meeting
August 10-12
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting
August 12
- SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting
August 15
- Deadline for club service chairpersons and Leo club presidents to electronically send one nomination to the District Global Service Team coordinator for the Kindness Matters Service Award
- Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson Award nominations due to Lions International
August 18
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Los Angeles, CA, USA
August 25
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Recife, Brazil
- Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Porto, Portugal
August 31
- Club Excellence Award Applications for the 2021-2022 are due
- District Excellence Award Applications for 2021-2022 are due
- Zone and Region Award applications are due for the 2021-2022 Lions Year
- Deadline for the Fast Start special initiative.
- July 2021
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July 1
- Nominations open for the Kindness Matters Service Award
- August 2021
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August 9
- Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual)
August 11-17
- LCIF Board of Trustee Meeting (Virtual)
August 15
- Leo Club Excellence Award Applications Due
- Leo Club Program Advisory Panel Applications Due
- Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson nominations due to Lions Clubs International
- Club service chairperson Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the District GST coordinator
August 31
- Final day to submit Club Excellence Awards
- Final day to submit District Team Excellence Award
- Final day to submit Zone and Region Chairperson Awards
- September 2021
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September 8
- Youth Camps and Exchange: Then and Now Success Story Panel
September 13-16
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Des Moines, Iowa)
September 15
- District GST coordinator Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the multiple district GST coordinator
- Youth Camps and Exchange: YCE Chairperson Town Hall
September 24
- Youth Camps and Exchange: YCE Alumni Mixer
- October 2021
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Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth MonthOctober 1
- Peace Poster Contest kits purchasing deadline from the Lions International Shop
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in January 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)
October 10-16
- "Celebrate Community" is a week-long event in October that promotes joint service projects among the incredible members of Lions International, Kiwanis International, Optimist International and Rotary International. Join the celebration!
October 14
- World Sight Day
October 23
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Kathmandu, Nepal
October 24
October 28-31
- International Board of Directors Meetings (San Diego, California, USA)
October 30
- New Voices nominations due for first quarter recognition
October 31
- Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to Lions Clubs International
- November 2021
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Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1
- Registration opens for Lions Day with the United Nations
November 6
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia
November 13
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Christchurch, New Zealand
November 15
- Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
- Leo October Membership Growth Award Nominations Due
November 20
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Johannesburg, South Africa
November 27-30
- OSEAL Forum (canceled)
- December 2021
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December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to the multiple district council chairperson. A district not belonging to a multiple district must send their one Peace Poster and/or one Peace Essay directly to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International Headquarters.
December 5
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International Leo Day
December 11
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Mumbai, India
December 15
- Postmark deadline for multiple district council chairpersons to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International
December 15-18
- ISAME Forum (Virtual)
December 26
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Calgary, AB, Canada
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Frankfurt, Germany
- January 2022
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Hunger Awareness Month
January 11
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
January 12-18
- LCIF Board of Trustee Meetings (Virtual)
January 15
- Peace Poster Kits go on sale in the Lions International Shop
- New Voices nominations due for second quarter recognition
January 19-22
- FOLAC Forum (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
January 22
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Lima, Peru
January 23
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Tunis, Tunisia
January 28
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Nairobi, Kenya
January 30
- Applications due for Faculty Development Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- February 2022
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in May 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, and Lions Quest grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)
February 5
- Application due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 11
- Joint meeting between LCI Board of Directors and LCIF Board of Trustees (Virtual)
February 12
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Shanghai, China
February 16-17
- Lions Day with the United Nations Day (Nairobi, Kenya)
February 28 - March 20
- 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar - Multiple live virtual sessions
- March 2022
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March 1-20
- 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar (continued from February 28) - Multiple live virtual sessions
March 2
- Applications due for the Lions Certified Instructor Program in Brisbane, Australia
March 8
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brussels, Belgium
March 11
- 44th Annual Lions Day with the United Nations
March 11-13
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Mumbai, India)
March 16
- Applications due for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia
March 24-26
- Mediterranean Lions Conference (Tunis, Tunisia)
March 25-28
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Kathmandu, Nepal)
March 26-28
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Calgary, Canada)
- April 2022
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Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness MonthApril 22-25
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Lima, Peru)
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Kona, Hawaii, USA)
April 23-25
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Tunis, Tunisia)
April 28 - May 1
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Nairobi, Kenya)
April 30
- Worldwide Induction Day (WWID) is an exciting global membership celebration held annually on the last Saturday in April to unite clubs around the world in welcoming new members.
April 30 - May 2
- Faculty Development Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- May 2022
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Strengthen Membership Month
May 1
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in August 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.
May 10
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 11-13
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meetings (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 15-18
- Lions Hill Day (Washington, D.C.)
May 20-23
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Brisbane, Australia)
May 27-29
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brisbane, Australia)
- June 2022
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June 6-8
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brussels, Belgium)
June 19-23
- International Board of Directors Meetings (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)
June 23-24
June 24-28
- 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montréal